Hi Lorie! I heard this story on NPR this week and thought of you. "The Big Apple is abuzz with bees. New York recently made it legal for residents to keep bees, which has led to swarms of them. ... Swarming bees don't usually sting, so the city advises New Yorkers to do what they always do: ignore the crowds - of bees."
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/15/137193910/big-apple-is-abuzz-with-bees

Did you know that: A beehive is the original women-owned business. About 95-99% of any beehive's population is FEMALE. The only males are the few drones, who exist solely for the purpose of mating. They have no other job. The girls take care of all the rest-- foraging, guarding, cleaning, produ...